CONFERENCE PROGRAM September 19 - 21, 2016 Swift Current, Saskatchewan Special thanks to the 2016 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Social Coordinators Sponsorship Coordinators CAROLYN DUNN ERIC BJORGE DOUG RAMAGE BRITTANY SHEWCHUK JENNIFER TAYLOR Program Coordinators Executive Director SARAH KING MARILYN STERANKA CATHERINE KAMBEITZ Membership Services Conference Chairs SARAH TAYLOR MELISSA AUSTIN DANAE BALOGUN Mobile Tour Coordinator MICHAEL RUUS CONFERENCE WELCOME BILL DELAINEY, SPPI PRESIDENT The theme ‘Homegrown’ was chosen for this year’s conference to celebrate all things locally raised, grown or made, and can be interpreted a number of ways depending upon a person’s perspective. As Saskatchewan is a predominantly agricultural and resource based province, one obvious interpretation of the conference theme would be to celebrate our strong ties to our agrarian heritage. Over the past few years, Saskatchewan has experienced unprecedented economic growth with much of the credit for this growth placed on expansion of the energy markets. In the last year, we’ve seen the rate of growth in the provincial economy slow mainly due to the external market challenges facing this same energy sector. Recently published provincial forecasts emphasize the importance of a strong agricultural sector in the province as the principle reason why Saskatchewan has been less impacted by changes in external markets relative to other neighboring resource based provinces. In 2015, agricultural crop exports were estimated at $15.3 billion. As planners we play an important role along with municipalities in supporting the continuation and diversification of agricultural and resource based activities in the province. On a more personal note, the conference theme could be interpreted as a celebration of local planners born and raised in the province who have impacted local, regional, provincial, and national policies. It was not that long ago when it was common to hear people say, “the last person out of Saskatchewan should turn off the lights.” To a certain extent this mentality was the case at the beginning of my career but over the past eight years that I have served on the SPPI Council this trend has reversed itself. The opportunities provided for planners in this province has continued to expand along with provincial economic growth and a growing appreciation of the role of our profession in supporting the creation of healthy and vibrant communities. Many young professionals who had previously sought opportunities outside of the province are staying put and many of those who had left to seek other opportunities elsewhere in the country are moving back. This reversal says a lot about the state of our province and the value of living at home. I would like to welcome all of you to this year’s conference and challenge each and every one of you to continue to advance the strong local legacy of professional planners in this province. Enjoy yourselves! Bill Delainey TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA: Monday, September 19 1 AGENDA: Tuesday, September 20 2 AGENDA: Wednesday, September 21 4 PRE-CONFERENCE SPEAKER: Tripp Muldrow 6 KEYNOTE BIO: Chris Turner 7 KEYNOTE BIO: Jim Bottomley 8 PROGRAM: Monday, September 19 9 PROGRAM: Tuesday, September 20 11 PROGRAM: Wednesday, September 21 25 NEED TO KNOW INFO PRESENTATIONS If the speaker has granted permission, conference presentations will be uploaded to www.sppi.ca after the conference and available for download for one month. CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE Please ensure that your cell phone is turned off during all sessions. If calls are received during a session, please make sure they are taken quietly outside the room. CHARGING STATION Is available in the Urban Cafe, courtesy of Urban Systems Ltd. WI-FI Wi-fi is available free of charge. Log on to SIGA Guest. No password required. NAME BADGES Name badges must be worn at all times for access to sessions and meal functions. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. DAY 1 / AGENDA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 12:00-1:00pm Registration (No Lunch) 1:00-4:00pm Golf Chinook Golf Course 1:00-4:00pm PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Connecting 3.0 LU Homegrown Pride to Community Planning: Building Place Based Branding in Swift Current and other Communities Sky Centre A 7:00-10:00pm Pre-Conference Evening Event Sky Centre a conference program 1 DAY 2 / AGENDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 8:00-9:00am Registration & Breakfast Sky Centre A 9:00am Opening Remarks Sky Centre A 9:15-10:45am Keynote Address: CHRIS TURNER 1.5 LU Sky Centre A 10:45-11:00am HEALTH BREAK CONCURRENT SESSIONS 11:00am-12:00pm Strengthening Bridges through Difficult 1.0 LU Conversations: Building Consensus through the Review of Development Charge Policy Sky Centre A 11:00am-12:00pm Zoning Regulations for Infill Dwellings - A Made 1.0 LU in Saskatoon Solution Sky Centre B 12:00-1:15pm Lunch & CIP Presentation Sky Centre A 2 september 2016 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1:15-2:30pm Once The Ink Dries: Reflections on Design Regina 1.25 LU From Concept to Implementation Sky Centre A 1:15-2:30pm Creating a Home Grown Community Planning 1.25 LU Department - Flying Dust First Nation Sky Centre B 2:30-2:45pm HEALTH BREAK CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2:45-4:45pm Chinook Parkway Walking Tour 2.0 LU Departs from Living Sky Centre 2:45-4:45pm Swift Current Downtown Mobile Tour 2.0 LU Sky Centre A 2:45-3:45pm First Nation and Métis Engagement, Why Should 1.0 LU Planners Care? Sky Centre B 3:45-4:45pm Challenges from a Provincial Perspective 1.0 LU Sky Centre B 5:30-10:30pm BANQUET & AWARDS Lyric Theatre - 227 Central Ave N Shuttle service to the Lyric Theatre departs at 5:15, 5:30 & 5:45. No shuttle service after 6pm. Shuttle departs from Living Sky Centre. 5:30pm - Cocktails 6:30pm - Dinner - Awards to follow Shuttle service back to the Living Sky Centre will be available starting 9:30pm. The last shuttle will leave the Lyric Theatre at 10:15pm. conference program 3 DAY 3 / AGENDA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 7:30-8:30am Registration & Breakfast Sky Centre A 8:30-9:30am Annual General Meeting 1.0 LU Sky Centre A CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9:30-10:15am Homegrown Solutions for Integrated Planning 0.75 LU Sky Centre A 9:30-10:15am Public Engagement - The Start of Something 0.75 LU Good Sky Centre B 10:15-10:30am Health Break 10:30am-12:00pm Keynote Address: JIM BOTTOMLEY 1.5 LU Sky Centre A 12:00-1:15pm LUNCH Sky Centre A 4 september 2016 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1:15-3:30PM WORKSHOP: Back to the Roots of Placemaking 2.0 LU and Urban Design Sky Centre B 1:15-2:15pm Swift Current Cemetery Tour 1.0 LU Departs from Living Sky Centre 2:30-3:30pm Community Indicators 1.0 LU Sky Centre A Helping Plan Saskatchewan’s Future As Western Canada’s largest dedicated land planning firm, we’re proud to work with private and public sector clients across Saskatchewan to help create better communities, together. Discover more at bapg.ca conference program 5 Keynote Speaker CHRIS TURNER Chris Turner is boundlessly optimistic about the future. Believing that clean systems of energy production, building construction, urban design, energy grid architecture, and community development will define the places that survive and thrive in the twenty-first century economy, his upbeat talks provide a guided tour of a world of renewed prosperity and reinvigorated resources. As a writer, Turner is the author of The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy and The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need, which was a Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Nonfiction, The Alberta Literary Award for Nonfiction and The National Business Book Award. His first book was the international bestseller Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. His journalism—which has earned him seven National Magazine Awards—has appeared in Fast Company, Time, Utne Reader, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic and many other publications. He is also a featured blogger at MNN.com. As a speaker, Turner was a featured speaker at the 2008 Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures in Melbourne, Australia, and a 2010 Fleck Fellow at the Banff Centre. 6 september 2016 Keynote Speaker JIM BOTTOMLEY From Fortune 500s to non-profits, Jim Bottomley has advised organizations across sectors as they set about charting a path for the future. Providing insight into how social, economic, and demographic trends are shaping the years ahead, Bottomley’s presentations combine humour, high-energy, and practical examples to leverage future changes for success. Bottomley is an entrepreneur and consultant who combines unique planning models with lessons from his own business experience to inspire innovation, uncover opportunity, boost results, and cope with the stress of rallying change. He currently owns businesses in software development and consulting, and has sold in retail and financial enterprises. Previously, he managed marketing programs for brands such as Cap’n Crunch and Life Cereal, along with launching new products such as Kibbles ‘n Bits ‘n Bits. He is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. conference program 7 Pre-Conference Workshop Speaker TRIPP MULDROW Tripp Muldrow is an accomplished urban planner with experience covering a broad range of areas in the planning field. Tripp’s particular talents lie in understanding how planning and urban design concepts apply to economic development policies and strategies. He has coordinated commercial corridor business associations, developed and implemented historic preservation policies, and authored downtown market studies, tourism plans, and economic development master planning efforts.